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Paul-Dominique Vacharasinthu (Win) is a renewable energy entrepreneur with a portfolio of more than 43 power plants for a total of 700MW. He ventured in the insurance industry with the creation in 2012 of LUMA. In recent years, is segueing further into the production and financing domain in the entertainment industry.

Since his first experience producing his first US feature film, A Stranger In Paradise (2012), Paul-Dominique has opened two international film companies; Tribus P Films and UMOON Productions.

Tribus P Films’ latest films:

“Going Places”, is written, directed and starring US star John Turturro.

“Le Monde est à toi (2018)” was the 2nd long feature of well-known music video director Romain Gavras. The film starred Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Cassel, Karim Leklou and Oulaya Amamra. The movie has been selected to the Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival 2018. After a successful theatrical released in France, The film is available on Netflix worldwide.

“Magari” directed by Ginevra Elkann, Franco-Italian production with RAI, which world premieres as the opening film at the Locarno FF 2019. The sentimental comedy with the English named If Only is starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Alba Rohrwacher.

“Papicha” directed by Algerian filmmaker Mounia Meddour – also Algeria’s official contender for the Oscars in 2020- was selected in Un Certain Regard at Cannes FF 2019 and won 3 prizes (Best Script, Best Actress for Lyna Khoudri and Audience Award) at Angoulême FF 2019. The film is in the selection of LA Colcoa French Film Festival and many other festivals worldwide.

“Toute Ressemblance” starring Caterina Murino, Franck Dubosc and Jerome Commandeur, is a cruelly funny insight on the TV industry, written and directed by one of the main French TV figures Michel Denisot. The film will be released in theaters in November 2019.

“Mes Jours de Gloire” by Antoine De Bary, starring young French actor Vincent Lacoste, Emmanuel Devos, Christophe Lambert and Noe Abati. My Glory Days premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2019 and will be released in theaters in February 2020.

And finally, “Annette” (currently in production) by cult French filmmaker Leos Carax, a romantic musical starring Marion Cotillard, Adam Driver ans Simon Helberg. Tracing the rise and fall of two star-crossed Hollywood lovers and the exceptional destiny of their daughter, Annette unites the legendary band Sparks, which provides original music for the film and music producer Marius de Vries, known for his work on La La Land and Moulin Rouge.

Paul-Dominique recently joined forces with producers Charles Gillibert (CG Cinéma) and Patrick André (High Sea) in launching the development fund the “Dock ” aimed at developing auteur-driven Film and TV content for the international market. First projects include, among many others, a series on cult historical figure Napoleon Bonaparte and Alex Carvalho’s La salamandre based on Jean-Christophe Rufin’s novel.